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Vincent Teo Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

There ...lived

Can I say,

Long ago, there was a tortoise and rabbit lived in a jungle.
  

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You would need to say Long ago, a tortoise and a rabbit lived in a jungle. OR Long ago, there were a tortoise and a rabbit who lived in a jungle.

  • You would need to say Long ago, a tortoise and a rabbit lived in a jungle.
  • OR Long ago, there were a tortoise and a rabbit who lived in a jungle.
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You would need to say

Long ago, a tortoise and a rabbit lived in a jungle. OR

Long ago, there were a tortoise and a rabbit who lived in a jungle.

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